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Red Strand

faces SSE Monitored, not designated

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Dip score now
51
Fresh · moderate breeze, dry
Waves
1.3 m
7 s period from SW · model cell 2.7 km out
Sea
15.7°
Grand. M3 buoy, south-west of Mizen Head, 118 km away.
Tide
2.1 m
Rising, nearly high. High at 09:15.
Wind
26 km/h
Moderate breeze, SW, cross, gusts 45
Daylight
07:37
Sunrise. Sunset 19:12. Air 15°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
19:00
Decent 67/100
light winds, dry, waves 1.4 m · 1.4 m · 12 km/h
▼ 03:10 ▲ 09:15 ▼ 15:45 ▲ 21:45
Sat, 3 Oct
17:00
Grand 94/100
light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m · 0.6 m · 11 km/h
▼ 04:05 ▲ 10:15 ▼ 17:05 ▲ 22:55
Sun, 4 Oct
18:00
Decent 76/100
moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m · 0.5 m · 23 km/h
▼ 05:30 ▲ 11:35 ▼ 18:25
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Grand 84/100
gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.4 m · 0.4 m · 16 km/h
▲ 00:15 ▼ 07:10 ▲ 13:15 ▼ 19:55
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 87/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.4 m · 14 km/h
▲ 01:50 ▼ 08:30 ▲ 14:30 ▼ 21:00
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 89/100
gentle breeze, dry, low tide · 16 km/h
▲ 02:55 ▼ 09:30 ▲ 15:35 ▼ 22:00
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grand 81/100
gentle breeze, dry · 18 km/h
▲ 03:50 ▼ 10:20 ▲ 16:15 ▼ 22:50

Week at a glance

Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.
Fri 06:0053 · Freshmoderate breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 05:00 · 50 Fresh · nightFri 06:00 · 53 Fresh · nightFri 07:00 · 40 Blowy · nightFri 08:00 · 22 GrimFri 09:00 · 33 BlowyFri 10:00 · 2 GrimFri 11:00 · 0 GrimFri 12:00 · 3 GrimFri 13:00 · 0 GrimFri 14:00 · 0 GrimFri 15:00 · 0 GrimFri 16:00 · 5 GrimFri 17:00 · 37 BlowyFri 18:00 · 49 FreshFri 19:00 · 67 DecentFri 20:00 · 59 Fresh · nightFri 21:00 · 55 Fresh · nightFri 22:00 · 47 Fresh · nightFri 23:00 · 52 Fresh · nightSat 00:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSat 01:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSat 02:00 · 65 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 69 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 70 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 65 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 66 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 50 FreshSat 09:00 · 64 DecentSat 10:00 · 64 DecentSat 11:00 · 69 DecentSat 12:00 · 73 DecentSat 13:00 · 77 DecentSat 14:00 · 75 DecentSat 15:00 · 85 GrandSat 16:00 · 84 GrandSat 17:00 · 94 GrandSat 18:00 · 90 GrandSat 19:00 · 79 DecentSat 20:00 · 80 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 75 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 70 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 66 Decent · nightSun 00:00 · 71 Decent · nightSun 01:00 · 75 Decent · nightSun 02:00 · 79 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 83 Grand · nightSun 04:00 · 88 Grand · nightSun 05:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 06:00 · 86 Grand · nightSun 07:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 08:00 · 66 DecentSun 09:00 · 62 DecentSun 10:00 · 57 FreshSun 11:00 · 53 FreshSun 12:00 · 52 FreshSun 13:00 · 56 FreshSun 14:00 · 60 FreshSun 15:00 · 64 DecentSun 16:00 · 68 DecentSun 17:00 · 72 DecentSun 18:00 · 76 DecentSun 19:00 · 75 DecentSun 20:00 · 70 Decent · nightSun 21:00 · 66 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSun 23:00 · 56 Fresh · nightMon 00:00 · 51 Fresh · nightMon 01:00 · 53 Fresh · nightMon 02:00 · 57 Fresh · nightMon 03:00 · 61 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 65 Decent · nightMon 05:00 · 69 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 73 Decent · nightMon 07:00 · 77 Decent · nightMon 10:00 · 65 DecentMon 13:00 · 51 FreshMon 16:00 · 62 DecentMon 19:00 · 84 GrandMon 22:00 · 78 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 64 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 69 Decent · nightTue 07:00 · 82 Grand · nightTue 10:00 · 87 GrandTue 13:00 · 59 FreshTue 16:00 · 64 DecentTue 19:00 · 85 GrandTue 22:00 · 82 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 64 Decent · nightWed 07:00 · 71 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 89 GrandWed 13:00 · 74 DecentWed 19:00 · 78 DecentThu 01:00 · 77 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 78 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 81 GrandThu 19:00 · 52 Fresh

Fri, 2 Oct, 06:00

53 Fresh
  • moderate breeze
  • dry
  • waves 1.3 m
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset1.3 m26 km/h
faces 167° SSE · wind cross
Waves
1.3 m @ 7 s from SW
Wind
26 km/h SW · gusts 45
Tide
1.7 m · lower half
Air
15°C · dry

Meteogram

Score, waves, wind (green offshore, amber cross, red onshore), rain and air, tide

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
06:0053 Fresh1.3 m (0.4 swell)7 sSW26 km/h SW451.7 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, waves 1.3 m
07:0040 Blowy1.4 m (0.4 swell)7 sSW25 km/h SW462.4 m 0.2 mm16°moderate breeze, showers possible, waves 1.4 m
08:0022 Grim1.4 m (0.4 swell)7 sSW31 km/h SSW493.0 m 0.1 mm16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
09:0033 Blowy1.5 m (0.4 swell)7 sSW26 km/h SSW503.3 m ▲dry16°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
10:002 Grim1.6 m (0.3 swell)7 sSW32 km/h SW523.2 m ▲dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
11:000 Grim1.6 m (0.3 swell)7 sSW34 km/h SSW552.9 m dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
12:003 Grim1.7 m (0.3 swell)7 sSW38 km/h SSW592.3 m dry16°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
13:000 Grim1.7 m (0.3 swell)7 sSW40 km/h SSW611.7 m 0.2 mm16°strong wind, onshore, choppy, showers possible
14:000 Grim1.7 m (0.3 swell)7 sSW40 km/h SSW621.2 m 1.1 mm16°strong wind, onshore, choppy, rain
15:000 Grim1.7 m (0.3 swell)7 sSW40 km/h SW631.0 m ▼1.6 mm16°strong wind, onshore, choppy, rain
16:005 Grim1.7 m (0.3 swell)7 sSW39 km/h SW630.9 m ▼1.5 mm16°fresh breeze, rain, big sea 1.7 m
17:0037 Blowy1.6 m (0.3 swell)7 sSW16 km/h WSW561.0 m 0.7 mm16°gentle breeze, showers possible, big sea 1.6 m
18:0049 Fresh1.6 m (0.3 swell)7 sSW13 km/h W441.4 m 0.1 mm15°gentle breeze, dry, big sea 1.6 m
19:0067 Decent1.4 m (0.3 swell)7 sSW12 km/h WNW302.0 m dry14°light winds, dry, waves 1.4 m
20:0059 Fresh1.3 m (0.3 swell)7 sSW8 km/h WNW232.6 m dry12°light winds, dry, waves 1.3 m
21:0055 Fresh1.2 m (0.3 swell)7 sSW6 km/h NNW183.0 m ▲dry11°light winds, dry, waves 1.2 m
22:0047 Fresh1.2 m (0.2 swell)7 sSW9 km/h NNW163.1 m ▲dry10°light winds, dry, waves 1.2 m
23:0052 Fresh1.1 m (0.2 swell)7 sSW7 km/h N153.0 m dry9°light winds, dry, waves 1.1 m
Saturday, 3 October
00:0056 Fresh1.1 m (0.2 swell)7 sSW9 km/h N142.5 m dry9°light winds, dry, waves 1.1 m
01:0060 Fresh1.1 m7 sSW8 km/h NNE141.9 m dry9°light winds, dry, waves 1.1 m
02:0065 Decent1.0 m7 sSW7 km/h NNE121.5 m dry8°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
03:0069 Decent1.0 m7 sSW6 km/h NNE101.2 m ▼dry8°light winds, dry, waves 1.0 m
04:0074 Decent0.9 m7 sSW7 km/h NNE101.0 m ▼dry8°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
05:0070 Decent0.9 m7 sSW7 km/h NE101.0 m ▼dry8°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
06:0065 Decent0.9 m7 sSW5 km/h NE91.3 m dry9°light winds, dry, waves 0.9 m
07:0066 Decent0.8 m7 sSW9 km/h ESE101.8 m dry10°light winds, dry, waves 0.8 m
08:0050 Fresh0.8 m6 sSW13 km/h NNE122.3 m dry9°gentle breeze, dry, waves 0.8 m
09:0064 Decent0.8 m6 sSW10 km/h NE122.8 m dry10°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
10:0064 Decent0.8 m6 sSW8 km/h NNE133.1 m ▲dry12°light winds, dry, small waves 0.8 m
11:0069 Decent0.7 m6 sSW6 km/h E153.0 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
12:0073 Decent0.7 m6 sSW9 km/h ESE182.7 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
13:0077 Decent0.7 m6 sSW10 km/h SE192.3 m dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.7 m
14:0075 Decent0.7 m6 sSW13 km/h SSE201.8 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
15:0085 Grand0.6 m6 sSW12 km/h SSE201.4 m dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
16:0084 Grand0.6 m6 sSW12 km/h SSE201.2 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.6 m
17:0094 Grand0.6 m6 sSW11 km/h SSE201.1 m ▼dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
18:0090 Grand0.6 m5 sSW11 km/h SSE191.1 m ▼dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
19:0079 Decent0.5 m5 sSW16 km/h SSE191.4 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m
20:0080 Grand0.5 m5 sSW12 km/h SSE191.9 m dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
21:0075 Decent0.5 m5 sSW10 km/h SSE202.4 m dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
22:0070 Decent0.5 m5 sSW9 km/h SSE212.8 m ▲dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
23:0066 Decent0.5 m5 sSW8 km/h SW222.9 m ▲dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
Sunday, 4 October
00:0071 Decent0.5 m5 sSW5 km/h WSW232.8 m ▲dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
01:0075 Decent0.5 m5 sSW3 km/h NW242.5 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
02:0079 Decent0.5 m5 sSW1 km/h E252.1 m dry13°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
03:0083 Grand0.5 m5 sSW5 km/h W261.7 m dry14°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
04:0088 Grand0.5 m5 sSW10 km/h SSW271.4 m dry15°light winds, dry, small waves 0.5 m
05:0086 Grand0.5 m5 sSW16 km/h SW281.2 m ▼dry16°gentle breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m

Where the energy comes from

Wave energy (H²·T) this week by direction, against the swell window

Swell arriving between NE and W reaches this spot; anything else is blocked by land and counts for much less.

Tide today

Union Hall, 14 km away · metres above chart datum
03:1009:1515:4521:45
Low 03:10 · 0.8 mHigh 09:15 · 3.3 mLow 15:45 · 0.9 mHigh 21:45 · 3.1 m

The spot

Faces
167° SSE
Swell window
NE 50° → W 260°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 2.7 km out
Water
Not classified

Facing and swell window are derived from the wave model's coastline around the spot, not surveyed. Know better? Tell us.

Water quality

No annual classification yet.

· beaches.ie

On the ground

No lifeguard listedNo toiletsNo parking listedAccessible: Access from public roadDogs on lead

As listed by Cork County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

West Cork Sauna (The Balmy Barrel) · Red Strand, Clonakilty (rotating) · right here · mobile

Betterdayz Sauna · Warren Beach, Rosscarbery · 6 km · mobile

The Recovery Pod Sauna · Inchydoney Beach, Clonakilty · 8 km · fixed

Element Wellness · Dunworley Beach, Butlerstown · 13 km · fixed

Red Strand is located just outside Clonakilty in Co Cork. It is a sheltered beach with beautiful views across to Galley Head lighthouse on the nearby peninsula.

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🌊 Red Strand dip · Decent · sea 16° · 1.4 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · light winds, dry, waves 1.4 m
🌊 Red Strand dip · Grand · sea 16° · 0.6 mSat, 3 Oct 16:30–17:30 · light winds, dry, small waves 0.6 m
🌊 Red Strand dip · Decent · sea 16° · 0.5 mSun, 4 Oct 17:30–18:30 · moderate breeze, dry, small waves 0.5 m

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Warren, Cregane Strand

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Score is Dipper's own blend. It rates comfort, not safety. Forecast: Met Éireann. Waves: Marine Institute Irish Shelf wave model.